Pistol holder



April 6 1926.

M. NJLUDLOW PISTOL HOLDER Filed Feb. 24, 1925 INVENTOR, Q/Wagery lV.Lad/ow; 3

I Patented "Apr. 6, 1926.

" MARGE YIN. LUIDLOW, or A ADENA, CALIFO NIA.

rrs'ronnonnnn' I Application filed February 24,1925, Senna-o. 11,156.

To all whom it may concern: I V Be it known that I, MARGERY N. LUDLow,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Altadena, in the county ofLos Angeles,

State of California, have invented anew and useful Pistol Holder, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates, to a holder for holding a pistol. Thegeneralobje'ct of theinvention is to provide a device, of this kindwhich can be carried at a point in an automobile so that the pistolheldby it is within convenient reach,',to, the end that the pistol may be'quickly drawn when necessity 1 arises; also toprovideaconstruction forthe devicewhich will enable the pistol to'be carried in a holster. Oneof the objects of- V the invention is to construct a part of the holderin such a way tl'iat the holster when removed inay be worn it desiredjonan ordinary belt. A further O ject of the invention'isitoprovide'aconstruction enabling the holder to be quickly set in place when desired and removed when it is not anted. 7

Furtherobjects of theinv'ention' will ap- Pear'h r ina te J IThe'invention consists in the novel parts an co binati n o par ta deshereinat'ter, all of which contribute to pro: duce efficient pistolholder. Y A preferred en bodirnent ofthe invention s des r be in thfollow g sp eifi z while the' broad s copeof the invention is pointedoutthe appended clai ns.

In the drawings: j V V Fig. ljfis a sile elevation illustrating hol ermount d re dy for a cen 'e f y s a pistol this view alsoillustrates aportion efthe foot-board or floor of an automobile,

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 575, of Fig.4, andillustrating details 5 st lls-detachabl QQn t -Q which I p e e and aportion of the gear shitting lever bro to use for securing the upperportion of the. holsterto the bracket.

In practicing the invention, I employ an ordinary holster, but I-provideja bracket with means for fastening the same to a support; inaddition to this Iprovidea detachable connection between the holster andthe bracket operating 'to hold the holster in a substantially upright orfixed position.v Fur-.

'thermore, I provide means 011 tlieholster for engaging the brackethichis eonstrncted 1n sucha way that it will operate when desired toenable th'eholste'r to be carried in" the regular way on a belt wornabout the body.

, In the drawing, ljrepresents a'holst'er ot any {common construction,constructed of upper end so as to provide a pocket to receive a pistol 2thrust downwardly into itin the usual way. When th pistol'is inplaee,the handle of the pistol is exposed in the usual manner to enablethe pistol to be drawn or pulled up out of the'holster. the inner may beof fiatjforrn. This bar is constructed.

to operate as a belt hook, and is constructed si o-that it can engagethe bracket; 3 at two separated points, preferably at one" point nearthe upper portion of the holster and at another point near the lower endof the holster, thatis to say, at theinuzzle endof the holster. In orderto accoinplish this, the upper-end ot' the plate 4 is bent over so as toform a downwardly extending tongue. 5 whichis disposed away fromtheplane of the body of the bar in orderto. for-1n anarrow throat 6which may receive an ordinary belt 7 when the holster is worn on thebody (see The bracket 3 is provided'with nc-ans for securing the same toa support. This means may be of any suitable construction, but I preferto constructit as a sliding connection so that the bracket 3 can bedetached at will fronithe support by a sliding movement. In the presentinstance, I prefer to construct the bracket with a foot plate 8 havingmeans such as a socket 9 for engaging the lower end of the bar or platet, and this foot plate is provided with upwardly extending neans leatheror similar material and openYat its such as stem 10 to engage the bar tnear the upper end of the holster.

In the present instance I provide the tongue 5 and the upper end of thestem 10 with a detachable connection. The foot plate 8 is of keystoneshape and is secured in place by sliding it longitudinally so that itsconverging side edges fll slide under the side flanges 12 formed on abase plate 13 which may be secured to a block l-it on the floor 15 ofthe car, This plate is provided with openings 16 to receive screws tofasten to the block. I prefer also to provide the foot plate 8 with aspring tongue I? which engages .yieldingly over a catch 18 which mayprojectup from the edge of: the base plate (see Figs. 2 and This tongueand catch cooperate to hold the bracket securely in position, but may bereleased by pressing upwardly on the end of the tongue.

The socket 9 may be made integral with the plate 8, the socket beingformed by fornr ing an upward extension on the plate 8 at this point andbending the sides of this extension around to form vertical flanges 19.Vhen the holster is put in place, these flanges engage the side edges ofthe lower end of the bar or plate 4t and hold the same securely inposition. y

In order to-form a detachable connection between the end of the stem 10and the tongue 5, I prefer to form the tongue at its lower end. with anoutwardly extending bulge or rudimentary socket 20, and the metal atthis socket is removed at a point so as to form a keeper opening 21. Theupper end of the stem 10 is formed with a shoulder 22.

In applying the holster to the bracket it is put substantially in theposition shown in Fig. 2 and then shoved down. When this occurs, thelower end of the bar l should be shoved into the socket 9 and the upperend of the stem 10 should be guided into the rudimentary socket 20. Whenthis occurs the lover edge of the tongue strikes an inclined guidingface 23 on the upper end of the stem which will deflect the steminwardly toward the body of the holster sufiiciently to enable. it topass up into the socket, and when the end of the stem has penetrated farenough into the socket it will snap out into the opening 21 and theshoulder 22 will thus prevent the holster from being aeci dcntallypulled up with the pistol when it is withdrawn from the holster. Ofcourse, when it is desired to disconnect the holster, the stein 10is'simply pressed inwardly toward the body of the holster to disengagethe shoulder 22 from the catch opening.

The stem 10 is preferably of round iron held rigidly at its lower end ina foot 24 secured to the plate 8.

While I have described this holder as operating to hold this holster ina substantially upright position, by the term upright, I mean anyposition in which the pistol will not fall out of the holster.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described hereinis only one of the many embodiments thisinvention may take, and I do notwish to be limited in the practice of the invention, nor in the claims,to the particular cn'ibodinient set forth.

hat I claim is V 1. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, abracket with a rigid foot for fastening the same to support, and aconnection detachable at will between the holster and the bracketoperating to hold the holster in a substantially upright position andprojecting upwardly from the foot.

2. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a plate with meansfor. fastening the same to a support, a bracket detachably connected tothe plate, and means for. .de-

tachably connecting, the holster and the bracket operating to hold theholster in a substantially fixed position.

3. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a plate with meansfor fastening the same to a support, a bracket, means on the holster forengaging the bracket at two separated points, and operating to detachably connect the holster and the bracket with the holster in asubstantially fixed position.

4t. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a bracket withmeans for fastening the same to a support, ainember attached to theholster and extending longitudinally therewith having means for engagingthe bracket atits lower end and having means for engaging the brackettoward its upper end and operating-to hold the holster in asubstantially fixed position.

5. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, an upwardlyextending bracket with means for fastening the same to a support, a barattached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith havingmeans for engaging the bracket at itslower end and having means forengaging the bracket toward its upper end and operating to hold theholster in a substantially fixed position.

6. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster having a barattached thereto and extending longitudinally therewith, a bracketwithmeans for securing the same to a support, having a socket for engagingone end of the bar and-having an upwardly extending stem, the upperportion of said stem and said bar having an interlocking connection forholding the holster in a substantially upright position. I

7. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a bar attached tothe holster and extending longitudinally therewith, a bracket with meansfor fastening the same to a support and having a socket to receive theion end of the bar, said bracket having an up-- wardly extending stemand said bar having a downwardly extending tongue said tongue and stemhav ng an interlocklng connection therebetween operating to hold theholster end of the bar, said bracket having an up wardly extending stemand said barhaving a downwardly extendlng tongue, sa d tongue and stemhaving an interlocking con-- nection therebetween operating to hold theholster in a substantially upright position,

said tongue being integral with said bar: and disposed out of the planeof the body ,of said bar'to enable the tongue to support the holsterwhen detached from the bracket and worn on a belt.

9. In a pistol holdeigthe combination of a holster having a belt hookattached there' to with a downwardly extending tongue for engaging'overa belt, and a bracket withv means for attaching the" same to asupportwith means for engaging the belt hook at,

the tongue and at another point to hold the holster in a substantiallyupright position.

10. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a substantiallyflat bar attached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith,said bar operating at its upper end as a belt hookand having a downward'ly extending tongueto engage over a belt worn on the body, a brackethaving means for attaching the same to a support and having a socket to'receive the end'of the bar remote from the tongue, said bracket havingan'upwardly extending member for engaging the tongue and cooperatingwith the tongue to hold the holster in a substantially.

upright position.

' Signed at Altadena this 16th day of February 1925.

MARGERYYN. LUDLoW.

